Housing assembly for light source
A housing assembly for an illumination source such as a UV light where there is an enclosure formed by first and second releasably mateable housing shells and a bracket having a web, and first and second laterally extending flanges, the bracket being releasably connectable to said enclosure via the flanges, the enclosure having limited rotation relative to said bracket.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 29/674,322 filed on Dec. 20, 2018, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a housing assembly for a light source and, more particularly, to a housing assembly for a ultraviolet (UV) light.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe prior art abounds with numerous housing assemblies which can be used with various types of light sources for various illumination purposes. In particular, UV disinfecting is widely used in hospitals, healthcare facilities, doctor's offices, and similar environments where germs can easily spread by virtue of human interaction with patients, instruments, surfaces, and the like. There are many, commercially available UV disinfectant systems which can be installed in hospitals or similar facilities where curtailment of the spread of germs is paramount.
U.S. Pat. No. 9,901,652 ('652 Patent), which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes, discloses a UV disinfection apparatus that can be used in a hospital or similar facility.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn one aspect, the present invention relates to a housing for a light source.
In a further aspect, the present invention relates to a housing for a UV light source.
In yet a further aspect, the present invention relates to a housing for a UV light source which can be easily mounted in a variety of ways to focus disinfecting UV light on surfaces, instruments, tools, or the like which are periodically subject to human interaction.
These and further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, wherein reference is made to the figures in the accompanying drawings.
Referring first to
Housing shell 12, as best shown in any one of
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Housing shell 14 has three internal posts 50, 52, and 54, which have throughbores for receipt of screws 50A, 52A, and 54A, respectively. The screws 50A, 52A, and 54A extend through the electronics board 18 and threadedly engage three internally threaded corresponding posts, only two of which, 56 and 58, are shown (see
As noted, with respect to electronics board 18, and as can be seen in
To assemble the enclosure H together with the electronics board 18, electronics board 18 is mounted on shell 14 via engagement of nubs 60A, 62A, and 64A with corresponding sockets (not shown) in electronics board 18. Shells 12 and 14 are then brought together such that peripheral flange 32 nests inside housing shell 14. The nubs 60A-64A ensure proper alignment of the posts 50, 52, and 54 with corresponding threaded bores in electronics board 18 whereby screws 50A, 52A, and 54A can be threaded into the respective threaded bores in the internally threaded posts 56 and 58, and a third post not shown.
Lastly, to complete the housing assembly, bracket 16 is attached. In this regard, it can be seen that bracket 16 comprises a web 90 from opposite ends of which laterally outwardly extend flanges 92 and 94. Flanges 92 and 94 are provided with throughbores 92A and 94A, respectively, while web 90 is provided with throughbores 90A and 90B. As best seen in
When thusly positioned, as to the apertures formed by notches 20A/33 and 22A/35, first and second rivets 84 and 37 can be used, the rivets serving to frictionally hold arms 92B and 94B in engagement with the enclosure H. As power button 82 protrudes from enclosure H as shown in
It should be noted that flange 92 has a deep V-notch 100 and flange 94 has a deep V-notch 102. The notches 100 and 102 allow limited relative rotation between bracket 16 and the enclosure H. Thus, and by example only, if bracket 16 is affixed to a wall surface via throughbores 90A and 90B the enclosure H can be rotated, the rotation being limited by the inter-engagement between the notches 100 and 102 and the housing shell 14. It will be understood that bracket 16 can also be attached to a free standing stand if desired.
Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein in some detail, this has been done solely for the purposes of explaining the various aspects of the invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims which follow. Those skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment shown and described is exemplary, and various other substitutions, alterations and modifications, including but not limited to those design alternatives specifically discussed herein, may be made in the practice of the invention without departing from its scope.
Claims
1. A housing assembly for an illumination source, comprising:
- an enclosure, comprising: a first elongate housing shell having a first end and a second end; a second elongate housing shell having a first end and a second end, said second housing shell having an elongate opening between said first and second ends of said second housing shell, said first and second housing shells being mateable to form an enclosure having a first enclosure end, a second enclosure end, a first aperture in said first enclosure end, and a second aperture in said second enclosure end;
- a bracket comprising: an elongate web portion having first and second web ends; a first flange extending from said first web end; a second flange extending from said second web end, each of said first and second flanges having first and second throughbores, respectively, said first flange extending into said enclosure adjacent said first enclosure end, said second flange extending into said enclosure adjacent said second enclosure end, said first throughbore being in register with said first aperture to form a first pivot passage, said second throughbore being in register with said second aperture to form a second pivot passage;
- a first pivot received in said first fastening passage; and
- a second pivot received in said second fastening passage.
2. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein said enclosure is rotatable relative to said bracket around said first and second pivots.
3. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein said first pivot comprise a rivet.
4. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein said second pivot comprises a rivet.
5. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein said first housing shell is generally semi-circular when viewed in transverse cross-section.
6. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein said second shell has an undulating, outer surface.
7. The housing assembly of claim 6, wherein said undulating, outer surface forms a visor.
8. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein said second shell has an elongate opening between said first end and said second end.
9. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein said first shell has a peripheral lip, said lip being received in said second shell when said first and second shells are connected to form said enclosure.
10. The housing assembly of claim 1, wherein there is a mount for an elongate light bulb positioned in said enclosure.
11. The housing assembly of claim 10, wherein said elongate light bulb comprises a UV bulb.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 31, 2019
Date of Patent: Nov 10, 2020
Patent Publication Number: 20200200366
Inventors: Jeremy Goza (Houston, TX), Jonathan Goza (Houston, TX), Michael Murphy (Scottsdale, AZ)
Primary Examiner: David E Smith
Application Number: 16/263,862
International Classification: F21V 15/01 (20060101); F21V 21/30 (20060101); A61L 2/10 (20060101); F21V 11/18 (20060101); A61L 2/26 (20060101); F21Y 103/00 (20160101);